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		<title><![CDATA[Informa eyes deal for Springer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Informa, the publisher of Lloyd's List, has held early stage talks with its rival Springer Science and Business Media over buying the German academic publisher whose private equity owners are looking to sell the whole business at a reduced valuation.Springer, owned by the UK private equity groups Candover and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elan pins hopes on multiple sclerosis drug]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Kelly Martin, chief executive of Elan, said the Irish drugs group would focus on increasing sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, following the sale of a stake in the business to Johnson & Johnson last month.Tysabri, which accounts for two-thirds of group turnover, saw sales jump 19 per...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:04:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Xstrata in cash deal to sell Chilean project]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Xstrata, the multinational mining company, has agreed to sell its controlling interest in an undeveloped Chilean copper and gold project to Canada's Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold miner, for $465m (£294m) cash.The move has increased industry speculation about Xstrata's intentions ahead of its October 20 deadline to formalise...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reed Elsevier sells Nordic business for ?10m]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Reed Elsevier has sold another division of Reed Business Information, the trade magazine arm that it failed to sell in one piece last year amid poor trading conditions and the subsidiary's reduced valuation.RBI's nordic assets, which publish construction information, have been sold to private equity firm GMT, a specialist...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:31:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foulkes to quit Southern Cross]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Southern Cross Healthcare, the care homes group that last month raised £13.3m ($21.2m) from property and business disposals, is set to part company with its director of operations.Kamma Foulkes, who had been in the role since early 2007, was responsible for about half of the group's operations and was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:03:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast in talks with GE to form cable group using NBC's assets]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Comcast is in talks with General Electric to create a new venture that would combine NBC Universal and the content assets of the top US cable operator, people familiar with the negotiations said.The potential Comcast deal emerged this week as one of several options GE is pursuing as it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VW and BMW voice unease at Magna plans]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Magna's plans to take a majority stake in GM's lossmaking European arm Opel triggered a backlash yesterday when German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW voiced unease over the deal and warned that they would review their business relationships with the Canadian car parts supplier.Ferdinand Piëch, VW chairman, said that Europe's...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yahoo sells $150m stake in China's Alibaba]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ HONG KONG/SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 14 ? Yahoo is selling its 1.14 per cent stake in Chinese Internet marketplace Alibaba.com for about $150 million, nearly two years after the company went public.Yahoo still holds a 40 per cent stake in the unlisted parent company, Alibaba Group, and reiterated in a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[O'Brien urges vote on Independent's future]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Denis O'Brien, the Irish businessman and second-largest shareholder in Independent News & Media, reignited a long-running feud with the board on Wednesday as he called for an extraordinary meeting to vote on the disposal or closure of The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers.Mr O'Brien, who owns a 26...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Future in A$2.4bn Telstra share sale]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Australia's sovereign wealth fund is to offload a A$2.4bn (US$2bn) stake in Telstra, the country's leading telecoms group, to diversify its portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter.The Future Fund yesterday began selling up to 647m Telstra shares at A$3.47 - a 5 per cent discount to its...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Clive Crook's blog:  The worst attacks in Baghdad for months put my visit to the movies last night into a sobering context: I went to see The Hurt Locker , which is about a US bomb disposal unit working in Iraq. The film was almost universally praised. I...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amcor nears $2bn deal for Rio packaging unit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Amcor is poised to cement its position as one of the world's largest packaging businesses as its finalises details of the A$2.4bn (US$2bn) purchase of Alcan packaging assets being sold by Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian mining group.Amcor has been interested in the Alcan assets for more than a year...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[This Tracker Covers Merger and Acquisition Activity Globally in the Wealth Management Space]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_20/ai_n24941432]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86458) has announced the addition of "M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth in Wealth Management, Q4 2007" to their offering.  This tracker covers merger/acquisition activity globally in the wealth management space. It also highlights the strategic partnerships, and expansion or contraction of existing businesses....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[This Tracker Covers Merger And Acquisition Activity Globally In The Wealth Management Space.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-20 March 2008-Research and Markets: This Tracker  Covers Merger And Acquisition Activity Globally In The Wealth Management  SpaceC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD     RDATE:20032008     Dublin - Research and Markets  (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86459) has announced the  addition of "M&A, Partnerships and Organic...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nokia negotiates divestment of its Automotive Business]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-28 January 2008-Nokia negotiates divestment of its Automotive BusinessC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elmer Smith | Can 'Philadelphia Model' stop Darfur genocide?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[THEY THROW a rock and hide their hands. But there is no mystery about who supports and sponsors the ongoing genocide in Darfur.Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir claims he has no control over the government-trained Arab militia men known as the Janjaweed even as their murderous raids are supported by...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-3 October 2007-Norway's Telenor ASA completes divestment of ONE GmbHC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fall has been a time for examining many areas of interest to those in the public sector world of pensions and benefits. Over the past two months, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-New York) requested comments on the Pension Protection Act PPA of 2006 technical corrections...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[9 July 2007    LogicaCMG divests element of payroll business in the Netherlands        LogicaCMG has signed a letter of intent for the divestment of an element of its  payroll business, which provides solutions primarily for the SME and local ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bill would force pension funds to sell off investments with ties to Iran]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assemblyman Joel Anderson, R-El Cajon, has proposed legislation to sever the state,s two employee pension funds from companies that do business with Iran.  AB 221--approved by the Assembly 75-0--would pull money invested by the California Public Employees' Retirement System and California State Teachers' Retirement System from foreign-owned companies involved...]]></description>
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